Text	Circles	Dramatis Personae	Synopsis	All Definitions
Character Speaker Gender ABHORSON ABHORSON, an Executioner male ANGELO ANGELO, the Deputy male ANGELO and ESCALUS ANGELO, the Deputy male ANGELO and ESCALUS ESCALUS, an ancient Lord male BARNARDINE BARNARDINE, a dissolute Prisoner male BOY A Boy male CLAUDIO CLAUDIO, a young Gentleman male DUKE Vincentio, the DUKE [Duke of Vienna; later, disguised as Friar Lodowick] male ELBOW ELBOW, a simple Constable male ESCALUS ESCALUS, an ancient Lord male FIRST GENTLEMAN First Gentleman male FRANCISCA FRANCISCA, a Nun female FRIAR PETER FRIAR PETER male FRIAR THOMAS FRIAR THOMAS male FROTH FROTH, a foolish Gentleman male ISABELLA ISABELLA, sister to Claudio [Isabel] female JULIET JULIET, beloved of Claudio [Julietta] female JUSTICE JUSTICE male LUCIO LUCIO, a Fantastic male MARIANA MARIANA, betrothed to Angelo female MESSENGER A Messenger male MISTRESS OVERDONE MISTRESS OVERDONE, a Bawd female POMPEY POMPEY, a Clown, servant to Mistress Overdone [Bum] male PROVOST PROVOST male SECOND GENTLEMAN Second Gentleman male SERVANT Servant to Angelo male